diff --git a/scripts/codex-run.sh b/scripts/codex-run.sh
index 10278b2..00db3ac 100755
--- a/scripts/codex-run.sh
+++ b/scripts/codex-run.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ esac
 rm -f "$JOB_DIR/status" "$LAST"; : > "$EV"; : > "$ERR"
 
 if [[ -s $JOB_DIR/prompt.md ]]; then
-  "${CMD[@]}" - < "$JOB_DIR/prompt.md" > "$EV" 2> "$ERR" &
+  "${CMD[@]}" "$@" - < "$JOB_DIR/prompt.md" > "$EV" 2> "$ERR" &
 else
   "${CMD[@]}" "$@" < /dev/null > "$EV" 2> "$ERR" &
 fi
diff --git a/tests/stub-ok/codex b/tests/stub-ok/codex
index f81e035..8d82160 100755
--- a/tests/stub-ok/codex
+++ b/tests/stub-ok/codex
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ for a in "$@"; do [[ $prev == "-o" ]] && out=$a; prev=$a; done
 echo '{"type":"thread.started","thread_id":"test-thread-123"}'
 echo '{"type":"turn.completed"}'
 stdin_content=$(cat)
-echo "stub answer|$stdin_content" > "$out"
+echo "stub answer|args=$*|$stdin_content" > "$out"
 exit 0
diff --git a/tests/test-run.sh b/tests/test-run.sh
index 47fdc84..5d86dbc 100755
--- a/tests/test-run.sh
+++ b/tests/test-run.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ trap 'rm -rf "$TMP"' EXIT
 CODEX_BIN=$HERE/stub-ok/codex "$RUN" "$TMP/ok" exec "hello"
 [[ $(cat "$TMP/ok/status") == ok ]]
 [[ $(cat "$TMP/ok/thread_id") == test-thread-123 ]]
-[[ $(cat "$TMP/ok/last.md") == "stub answer|" ]]
+[[ $(cat "$TMP/ok/last.md") == "stub answer|args="*"hello|" ]]
 
 # 2. stall -> watchdog kills, status stalled, exit nonzero
 if CODEX_BIN=$HERE/stub-hang/codex CODEX_STALL_TIMEOUT=4 CODEX_WATCH_INTERVAL=2 \
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ fi
 mkdir -p "$TMP/stdin"; echo "prompt from file" > "$TMP/stdin/prompt.md"
 CODEX_BIN=$HERE/stub-ok/codex "$RUN" "$TMP/stdin" exec
 [[ $(cat "$TMP/stdin/status") == ok ]]
-[[ $(cat "$TMP/stdin/last.md") == "stub answer|prompt from file" ]]
+[[ $(cat "$TMP/stdin/last.md") == "stub answer|args="*" -|prompt from file" ]]
 
 # 4. prompt.md + codex flags -> stdin still delivered (regression: options ate the prompt)
 mkdir -p "$TMP/flags"; echo "prompt with flags" > "$TMP/flags/prompt.md"
 CODEX_BIN=$HERE/stub-ok/codex "$RUN" "$TMP/flags" exec -s read-only
 [[ $(cat "$TMP/flags/status") == ok ]]
-[[ $(cat "$TMP/flags/last.md") == "stub answer|prompt with flags" ]]
+[[ $(cat "$TMP/flags/last.md") == "stub answer|args="*"-s read-only -|prompt with flags" ]]
 
 echo "ALL PASS"